Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong
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New York : The New Press, [2018].
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Book
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xxix, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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English
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9781620973929, 1620973928, 9781620974674, 1620974673
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"First edition 1995, second edition 2007; this new paperback is not a third edition. The only new words in it are in this preface"--Preface.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a fresh and more accurate approach to teaching American history.
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Loewen, J. W. (2018). Lies my teacher told me: everything your American history textbook got wrong. New York, The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W.. 2018. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W., Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, The New Press, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Loewen, James W.. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York, The New Press, 2018.
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